diff --git a/spa/include/spa/utils/defs.h b/spa/include/spa/utils/defs.h
index df2b0d6cd..f67fa09f8 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/utils/defs.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/utils/defs.h
@@ -145,10 +145,12 @@ struct spa_fraction {
 #define SPA_PRINTF_FUNC(fmt, arg1) __attribute__((format(printf, fmt, arg1)))
 #define SPA_ALIGNED(align) __attribute__((aligned(align)))
 #define SPA_DEPRECATED __attribute__ ((deprecated))
+#define SPA_EXPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
 #else
 #define SPA_PRINTF_FUNC(fmt, arg1)
 #define SPA_ALIGNED(align)
 #define SPA_DEPRECATED
+#define SPA_EXPORT
 #endif
 
 #define SPA_ROUND_DOWN_N(num,align)	((num) & ~((align) - 1))